Housing in DY12 1SU
What the homes in DY12 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alveley, Claverley & Worfield
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
DY12 1SUBewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.9%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 1SU area is broadly in line with that, at 66%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.6% of households against 20.5%. 39.9% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned66%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented18.6%20.5%
- Social rented13.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.5%. 22.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Shropshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire, August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY12 1SU sits in (Alveley, Claverley & Worfield): about 1,716 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.